2019 KIA NIRO PHEV Owners Manual

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Comply with the following in orderto prevent electrical shock when
charging:
- Use a waterproof charger
- Make sure to not touch the charg-ing connector and charging plug
when your hand is wet
- Do not charge when there is light- ning
- Do not charge when the charging connector and plug is wet Always keep the charging connec-
tor and charging plug in clean and
dry condition. Be sure to keep the
charging cable in a condition where
there is no water or moisture.
Make sure to use the designated charger for charging the vehicle.
Using any other charger may
cause failure.
Before charging the battery, turn the vehicle OFF.
Be careful not to drop the charging connector. The charging connector
can be damaged.
Always inspect the charging con- nector terminals for damage or
overheating. Do not use if dam-
aged, as this may damage the
vehicle side charge connector and
is not a warrantable repair.
WARNING - Charging
cable
• Immediately stop charging when you discover abnormal
symptoms (smell, smoke).
Replace the charging cable if the cable coating is damaged
to prevent electrical shock.
When connecting or removing the charging cable, make sure
to hold the charging connec-
tor handle.
If you pull the cable itself
(without using the handle), the
internal wires may disconnect
or get damaged. This may lead
to electric shock or fire.
WARNING - Cooling fan
Do not touch the cooling fan
while vehicle is charging. When
the vehicle is switched OFF
while charging, the cooling fan
inside the engine compartment
or interior rear seat may auto-
matically operate.
CHARGING THE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)

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AC Charge
You can charge your vehicle by plug-
ging into a public charger at a charg-
ing station.
How to Connect to a AC Charger
1. Depress the brake pedal andapply the parking brake.
2. Turn OFF all switches, move the shift lever to P (Park), and turn
OFF the vehicle.
3. After unlocking doors, open the charging door by pressing it.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The charging door does not open the
doors are locked/theft alarm system
is armed.
4. Remove any dust on the charging
connector and charging inlet.
5. Hold the charging connector han- dle. Then, insert it into the charg-
ing inlet, until you hear a click
sound. If it is not fully connected, a
bad connection between the
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6. Check if the charging cable con-nection indicator of the high volt-
age battery in the instrument clus-
ter is turned ON.
Charging does not occur when the
indicator is OFF. When the charg-
ing connector is not connected
properly, reconnect the charging
cable to charge.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• Charging is in progress only when
the shift lever is in P (Park).
Charging the battery with the
Engine Start/Stop button in the
ACC position is possible. However,
it may discharge the 12-V battery.
Thus, if possible, charge the bat-
tery with the Engine Start/Stop
button in the OFF position.
• The charging process is interrupt- ed temporarily when the shift lever
is moved from P (Park) to Not P(R
(Reverse)/N (Neutral)/D (Drive))
during charging. To resume(restart)
charging, move the shift lever to the
P (park) position. Then, the charging
process is resumed(restarted).
7. After charging has started, the
estimated charging time is dis-
played on the instrument cluster
for about 1 minute. It is also dis-
played, when the driver’s door is
opened with charging in progress.
When scheduled charging is set,
the estimated charging time is dis-
played as “--" .
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Unlock Connector in Emergency
If the charging connector does not
unlock for some reason, open the
hood and slightly pull the emergency
cable as shown above. The charging
door will then open.
If the charging door does not opened
immediately after pulling the emer-
gency cable in press the charging
door lightly and pull the emergency
cable again.
Charging Status
Checking Charging Status
You can check the charging status
from outside of vehicle when charg-
ing the high-voltage battery.
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Operation of
Charging Indicator Lamp (1)
Charging Status
Turns on (Green)Charging inprogress
Turns offNot Charging or fully charged
Slowly blinks
(Green) and then turns off (repeat for 3 minutes)Waiting for sched- uled charging
(turns off after 3 minutes)
Quickly
blinks(Green) and then turns off
(repeats during operation)
Aux. Battery Saver+ operating in progress
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How to Disconnect a AC Charger
1.The vehicle must be in the AUTOmode or the doors must be
unlocked in order to be able to dis-
connect the charging connector. A
lock system prevents charger
cable disconnection when the vehi-
cle's doors are locked.
2.While holding the charging con-nector, pressing the locking
release button (1) and then pull it
out.
To prevent charging cable theft, the
charging connector cannot be dis-
connected from the inlet when the
doors are locked. Unlock all doors
to disconnect the charging connec-
tor from the inlet.
However, if the vehicle is in the
charging connector AUTO mode,
the charging connector automati-
cally unlocks from the inlet when
charging is completed. If the connector does not unlock
automatically after the charging is
completed in AUTO mode, the con-
nector will unlock when all the
doors are unlocked.
For more details, refer to “Charging
Connector AUTO/ LOCK Mode” in
this chapter.
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CAUTION
In order to disconnect the
charging connector, unlock thedoors to unlatch the chargingconnector lock system. If not,the charging connector and thevehicle's charging inlet may bedamaged.
CAUTION
When disconnecting the charg-ing connector, do not try to dis-connect it by force while notpressing the release button.This may damage the chargingconnector and vehicle charginginlet.

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3. Make sure to securely close thecharging door.
✽ ✽NOTICE
• Keep the charging connector and
the charging plug clean and dry.
The charging cable should also be
kept dry.
• Use an air gun to blow any foreign substances from the charging con-
nector and the charging plug.
Trickle Charger
(Portable Charging Cable)
Trickle charger can be used if AC
Charger is unavailable.
❈➀ : Plug and cable
➁ : Control box (ICCB)
➂ : Charging connector/cable
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WARNING
Do not modify or disassemble
the charging cable compo-
nents. Doing so may cause a
fire or electric shock resulting
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How to Connect PortableCharging Cable (ICCB: In-Cable Control Box)
1. Turn OFF all switches, move the shift lever to P (Park), and turn
OFF the vehicle.
2. Depress the brake pedal and apply the parking brake. 3. After unlocking doors, open the
charging door by pressing it. 4. Connect the plug to a household
electric outlet.
5. Make sure that the power connec- tion indicator (green) lights in the
control box.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The charging door does not open
when the theft alarm system is
armed.
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6. Remove any dust on the chargingconnector and charging inlet.
7. Hold the charging connector han- dle. Then, insert it into the charging
inlet, until you hear a click sound. If
it is not fully connected, improper
connection between the charging
connector and the charging termi-
nals are a potential fire hazard. 8. Charging starts automatically and
the charging light blinks. 9. Check if the charging cable con-
nection indicator of the high volt-
age battery in the instrument clus-
ter is turned ON.
Charging does not occur when the
indicator is OFF. When the charg-
ing connector is not connected
properly, reconnect the charging
cable to charge.
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